Practicum Rotations

Residents in the UIC Occupational and Environmental Residency participate
in a wide variety of clinical and administrative/policy rotations:

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Region 5 Office By
the end of the rotation residents will be able to demonstrate understanding
of environmental health issues in Region 5, assess the current environmental
literature, and understand the professional responsibilities of the environmental
health personnel at ATSDR.

Advocate Occupational Health The overall goal of this
rotation is to train occupational medicine residents in the delivery of
occupational health services to small and medium sized businesses.

American Airlines Medical Department, O’Hare Airport Residents
on this rotation are familiarized with aerospace medicine including the
flight environment, the management and administration of airline employee
health, and clinical aerospace medicine.

Argonne National Laboratories Medical Department A US
Dept. of Energy Research and Development site provides the OM resident
with experiences related to the delivery of occupational health services
in a federal research facility.

Electromotive Diesel, Inc. Medical Department/Rush Employee Health Residents
spend half the rotation in the clinic of an automotive manufacturing facility.
The rest of the rotation is spent in the Rush Health Systems Employee
Health department.

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Omega Occupational Health The
overall goal of this rotation is to train occupational medicine residents
in the delivery of occupational health services to small and medium sized
businesses.

Evanston Northwestern Dermatology In this rotation residents
work with a nationally known specialist in occupational dermatitis. Residents
become familiar with the application and interpretation of occupational
skin test batteries.

International Truck and Engine (Navistar) The International
Truck Maywood facility Medical Department provides residents with training
in the delivery of occupational medicine in a manufacturing setting.

National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health This
rotation takes place in Cincinnati, Ohio. Residents learn how to respond
to inquiries from employers, employees, and their physicians regarding
occupational safety and health issues by participating in the planning,
conduct, and completion of worksite health evaluations.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA). This
rotation takes place in Washington, DC. Residents spend time in the Occupational
Medicine Division, participating in outreach, intervention, and policy
planning at the national level.

St. James Occupational Health The overall goal of this
rotation is to train occupational medicine residents in the delivery of
occupational health services to small and medium sized businesses.

UIC/Stroger Occupational and Environmental Consultation Service Residents
assess injured workers who present to the Stroger Trauma Unit. They respond
to calls and emails from physicians, patients, and community groups regarding
occupational and environmental exposures. They also attend Toxicology
rounds of the Tokicon Consortium.

University Health Services Residents on this rotation
work in the employee health services for the UIC university and hospital
systems, providing return to work, injury care, and fitness for duty evaluations.
Travel medicine and DOT physicals are also performed during this month.

Workers’ Compensation Rotation The overall goal of
this rotation is to give the resident experience with the Workers Compensation
system in Illinois from a legal standpoint.